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In an effort to curb global climate change, policy makers and scientists agreed in 2010 that the total levels of CO2 emissions should not exceed 350 parts per million. That magic number would still lead to an average planet-wide temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius, but it would at least stave off the worst effects from a warming planet. But with CO2 levels surpassing <a title="Global Carbon Emissions Set to Hit Alarming 400 Parts Per Million Milestone Read more: Global Carbon Emissions Set to Hit Alarming 400 Parts Per Million Milestone | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building" href="http://inhabitat.com/global-carbon-emissions-set-to-hit-frightening-400ppm-milestone/" target="_blank">400 parts per million </a>for several days last month according to data collected at a Hawaiian monitoring station, politicians are being urged this week to draft a backup plan at their meeting in Bonn, Germany....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/climate-policy-makers-advised-to-develop-a-plan-b-for-failure-to-meet-global-co2-target/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Smoke Stack

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In an effort to curb global climate change, policy makers and scientists agreed in 2010 that the total levels of CO2 emissions should not exceed 350 parts per million. That magic number would still lead to an average planet-wide temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius, but it would at least stave off the worst effects from a warming planet. But with CO2 levels surpassing <a title="Global Carbon Emissions Set to Hit Alarming 400 Parts Per Million Milestone Read more: Global Carbon Emissions Set to Hit Alarming 400 Parts Per Million Milestone | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building" href="http://inhabitat.com/global-carbon-emissions-set-to-hit-frightening-400ppm-milestone/" target="_blank">400 parts per million </a>for several days last month according to data collected at a Hawaiian monitoring station, politicians are being urged this week to draft a backup plan at their meeting in Bonn, Germany....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/climate-policy-makers-advised-to-develop-a-plan-b-for-failure-to-meet-global-co2-target/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Dominion Power Plant

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In an effort to curb global climate change, policy makers and scientists agreed in 2010 that the total levels of CO2 emissions should not exceed 350 parts per million. That magic number would still lead to an average planet-wide temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius, but it would at least stave off the worst effects from a warming planet. But with CO2 levels surpassing <a title="Global Carbon Emissions Set to Hit Alarming 400 Parts Per Million Milestone Read more: Global Carbon Emissions Set to Hit Alarming 400 Parts Per Million Milestone | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building" href="http://inhabitat.com/global-carbon-emissions-set-to-hit-frightening-400ppm-milestone/" target="_blank">400 parts per million </a>for several days last month according to data collected at a Hawaiian monitoring station, politicians are being urged this week to draft a backup plan at their meeting in Bonn, Germany....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/climate-policy-makers-advised-to-develop-a-plan-b-for-failure-to-meet-global-co2-target/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Smokestacks at sunset

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In an effort to curb global climate change, policy makers and scientists agreed in 2010 that the total levels of CO2 emissions should not exceed 350 parts per million. That magic number would still lead to an average planet-wide temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius, but it would at least stave off the worst effects from a warming planet. But with CO2 levels surpassing 400 parts per million for several days last month according to data collected at a Hawaiian monitoring station, politicians are being urged this week to draft a backup plan at their meeting in Bonn, Germany....